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...Past, Present and Future of Hip Hop...

2000

United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Poster for Black History Month issued by Def Jam Recordings and Black Entertainment Television (BET) featuring Def Jam rappers. At the top is black text reading [...Past, Present and Future of Hip Hop]. In the center, sepia-toned portraits of the artists form a grid. Pictured are: (first line) Redman, LL Cool J, DMX, EPMD; (second line) Ja Rule, Foxy Brown, Slick Rick, Method Man, and Richie Rich. Along the bottom is [Celebrate Black History Month] in large black text. In the lower left corner is the logo for Def Jam and in the lower right corner is the logo for aBET. The poster is bordered in a narrow black line.

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Catalog reference: 2015.239.16

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